Pokemon: Friends to the End
Chapter 50: Glory Blaze!
Denise and Helen were sitting down together while enjoying their drinks.
"Mmm not bad."Helen remarked. "It's always nice to drink a little some sweet after a tag battle."
"Yeah I know, next time I'll order the one with cream on top."Denise admitted.
Conway was giving Dawn and Piplup advice.
"So a pokemon's potential ability is gratefully influenced by the quality of relationship with its trainer which is evidence and otherwise display unthinkable powers and abilities."Conway explained.
"Sounds great though I haven't got a clue of what you just said."Dawn said with a sheepish smile. "Although it sounded like the better friends pokemon and trainers are the stronger they get, right?"
"Yes precisely, see you do get it."Conway remarked as he cleaned his glasses. "And remember this applies to contests too."
"Friendship that's the key."Dawn commented quietly.
Then she and Piplup glanced at each other causing them to both blush.
"We blushed."Dawn chuckled.
"Piplup."Piplup giggled.
"I know we gotta tell Ash about this."Dawn admitted as she stood up.
Then the Twinleaf Girl and her starter pokemon rushed off.
"Of course, no matter how you look at it, Ash is the enemy."Conway chuckled while looking at his glasses.
Outside...
Denise went outside the Pokemon Center to see Ash training with his Pokémon, having Staravia use Aerial Ace.
Aipom, Turtwig and Pikachu dodge the normally unavoidable attack with the spinning maneuver Dawn taught them before.
"Awsome and that's just the way I want you to battle in the second round."Ash remarked.
"I guess my sister's spinning maneuver has inspired you well, Ash."Denise said kindly.
"Your right."Ash agreed.
Staravia notices a blast of energy nearby earning Ash and Denise's attention.
"What's that?"Denise asked.
"I don't know, but let's check it out."Ash suggested.
In the Forest...
Chimchar was taking several attacks from Paul's other pokemon.
"Elekid use Thunder."Paul ordered.
Elekid began charging electricity with its hands.
"Torterra use Hyper Beam."Paul stated.
Torterra began activating Hyper Beam.
"Murkrow, Shadow Ball."Paul demanded.
A dark purple ball appeared in the Dark Type's beak.
"Ursaring, Focus Blast."Paul ordered.
The five pokemon fired their attacks towards Chimchar.
"Chimchar use Flame Wheel."Paul ordered.
The tidal wave of attacks converges as Chimchar uses Flame Wheel to defend.
Then Ash and Pikachu showed up behind Paul.
"Hey Paul, what's going on here?"Ash asked.
"Flamethrower, let's go!"Paul ordered.
Chimchar unleashes Flamethrower, but it hits Ash and knocks him backward.
Denise arrived to the scene and gasped of what she just saw.
"Oh my gosh, Ash!"She shouted worriedly.
"Pikachu!"Pikachu panicked as he rushed up to his trainer.
Chimchar gasped in shock and went to check the Pallet Town Trainer to see if he was okay.
"Ow my head."Ash groaned as he rubbed his head and then smiled at Chimchar. "Man, you just keep getting stronger and stronger, you know!"
"Pika pika!"Pikachu said happily.
"Chimchar."Chimchar remarked with a smile.
"We're not through yet, Chimchar!"Paul snapped.
Chimchar sadly walked towards his trainer to do more training causing Denise to frown in disappointment.
"What are you doing, Paul?!"Ash demanded as Denise helped him up. "Why is Chimchar the only one getting the special intense training anyway?"
Then Dawn and Piplup arrived in the scene.
"Oh it's Ash, Dennie and Paul's there too."Dawn said quietly.
"It's none of your business."Paul replied.
"Yes it is!"Ash responded with a glare. "We're a Tag team!"
"Your point?"Paul questioned.
"Well I'm curious, why doesn't your other pokemon get the same type of training as you give Chimchar?"Denise asked with a firm look.
"And we still don't understand on why you entered this thing!"Ash explained.
Paul closed his eyes in annoyance.
"You two couldn't possibly understand."He replied.
Ash and Denise both blinked in confusion.
"It's a good chance to give my Pokémon some uses in real combat."Paul stated.
Both Ash, Denise and Pikachu frowned at what the rude trainer just said.
"What do you mean!?"Dawn snapped and pointed at Paul.
"Dawn?!"Ash said in surprise.
"Sis..."Denise responded quietly.
"Don't you think your being a little rude to the other trainers and pokemon in the tag battle?"Dawn questioned.
"Piplup!"Piplup agreed.
"Hmph, I needed Chimchar to be struck by that Surf in that match today, get it?"Paul questioned.
This statement shocked Ash and the two sisters.
"But what if Chimchar would've lost!?"Ash questioned with a frown.
"Then Chimchar would be useless."Paul answered.
Chimchar looked down on the ground in shame.
"Paul, if you want to make Chimchar stronger, you've got to improve on it's strong point!"Ash protested.
"Oh, please!"Paul scoffed. "Spending a second on improving a Pokémon's strong points, is like babying a spoiled brat and a complete waste of my time, see?"
"Then you don't have a heart at all."Denise thought coldly.
"I assume you train all your Pokémon that way?"Dawn asked.
Elekid smirked with its arms folded as Chimchar looked down sadly.
"No."Paul replied. "This is what Chimchar wants."
This caused Ash, Pikachu, Dawn and Denise to look at Chimchar in surprise.
"Chimchar, is that true?"Ash asked.
Chimchar looked at him and nodded with a determined look.
"Chimchar..."Denise said sadly.
"Chimchar, there are other ways to get stronger."Ash reminded. "You don't have to do it the hard way, you know."
Then Paul began to walk away with his other Pokémon.
"Come on, Chimchar, don't listen to him."Paul stated.
Chimchar looked at Paul before beginning to walk away.
"Chimchar..."Ash responded silently.
The four trainers watched as Chimchar walked away with Paul and his other four Pokémon.
"Poor thing...Chimchar looks so sad."Dawn admitted sadly.
"Pika..."Pikachu agreed.
"I guess the selfish will never change."Denise stated bitterly.
Paul continues training Chimchar in a harsh manner.
"Ursaring! Hammer Arm, go!"Paul ordered.
Chimchar dodges Ursaring's Hammer Arm.
"Leaf Storm!"Paul ordered.
Torterra fires Leaf Storm and Chimchar gets caught in it.
"Sky Attack."Paul demanded with a frown.
Murkrow flies towards Chimchar.
"Now, use Flamethrower!"Paul ordered.
Murkrow executes a Sky Attack as Chimchar tries Flamethrower, but it gets hit and collapses.
Paul walked up to the weak fire type.
"Stand!"He ordered.
Chimchar whimpered as he tried to stand back up, but he collapsed on the ground.
"Wake it up with Thunder!"Paul ordered.
Elekid fires Thunder towards Chimchar but Luxio rushes forward with Wild Charge to block the attack.
The Spark Pokemon growled at Paul and his pokemon with a angry look that meant 'back off'.
Elekid charges for another attack, but then Ash, Dawn and Denise rushed forward.
"Good job, Luxio!"Denise called out.
"You've done more than enough!"Dawn stated.
"Piplup!"Piplup agreed.
"That's it!"Ash said as he picked up Chimchar. "I'm taking Chimchar to the Pokémon Center! Understand!?"
Paul only stared before looking away.
"Be my guest."He responded.
At the Pokemon Center...
Brock began treating Chimchar while Holly, Ash, Pikachu, Dawn and Denise watched from outside.
"I'm just so impressed with Brock."Holly admitted kindly. "At first I thought he was just flirting with Nurse Joy, but boy was I wrong, it's like having another Nurse Joy around."
"That's one of a kind alright."Dawn agreed. "We're really lucky to have him as a friend."
"With Brock as my tag team partner, we can't lose I'm sure of it."Holly remarked.
"I'm not so sure about that."Ash stated with a smirk.
"We're all planning to win."Dawn admitted.
"But as I always say we'll see."Denise chuckled.
Then the door opened revealing Brock.
"How is Chimchar, Brock?"Ash asked.
"Much better, but Chimchar needs some rest."Brock answered.
"Of course, what a relief."Holly commented.
"Seems like Chimchar, is going to be just fine."Denise remarked.
A Moment After...
"So Chimchar went through severe training, huh?"Brock admitted.
"I'm sure Ash told you."Paul said simply.
"I treated Chimchar, so Ash didn't have to tell me anything."Brock replied. "At this point, Chimchar will either get a lot stronger or emotionally scarred for life, why do you need to push so hard anyway?"
Paul didn't respond.
"I'm not asking because I'm Ash's friend I'm asking because I'm Chimchar's friend."Brock stated.
"Believe it or not, we all want the same thing I mean it."Paul replied.
"I don't get it."Ash said quietly.
"I'll never forget it that first day."Paul admitted.
He began to mention how he met Chimchar, when he captured a Ninjask.
Flashback...
Chimchar was racing through the forest, pursued by several Zangoose.
The Zangoose attacked Chimchar for unknown reasons, but they were relentless.
Chimchar wound up cornered at the edge of a cliff.
As Paul watched, the Zangoose lunged forward.
Chimchar activated Blaze and used a powerful Flame Wheel to consume the area with a spiral of fire.
When it was over, the Zangoose were gone and Paul decided to catch the Chimchar, wanting that power to win battles.
Back in the Present...
"I knew if I had that fire power, I would win that pokemon league for certain."Paul stated. "But ever since that day, we haven't been able to duplicate that power."
"I get it your trying to recreate that stress when that Zangoose attacked by putting Chimchar through such difficult training all the time."Brock commented.
"I need to push Chimchar way beyond the limit."Paul said as he stood up. "If we can just recapture that power, Chimchar would be the strongest above all my fire type pokemon."
"Hold on, Paul."Denise reminded as she stood up as well. "You've gotta let Chimchar rest."
"If I don't..."Paul started.
"You have too!"Brock stated. "Chimchar's health depends on it!"
"Brock said Chimchar needs lots of rest."Dawn said.
"Piplup Pip!"Piplup agreed.
"You've got to listen to them."
The group turned around and saw Nurse Joy approaching them.
"Nurse Joy."Ash said.
"The only reason your pushing your Chimchar so hard because your just being impatient."Nurse Joy admitted with a frown. "I'm gonna to have to insist that you allow Chimchar to get some rest."
Paul nodded and walked away while Ash and Pikachu glared at him.
The Next Day...
The tournament continues as Dawn and Conway, Denise and Helen make it to the next round along with Brock and Holly, who also win their battle.
Now it was Ash and Paul's turn to battle.
"And now, presenting our last battle of the day...our two teams are poised and ready!"Enta announced. "So Pokemon to the battlefield!"
"Okay, Turtwig!"Ash stated. "I choose you!"
The Grass Type Pokemon came out its pokeball and landed on the ground.
"Chimchar, standby!"Paul stated.
His pokeball opened and Chimchar came out, but still had wounds on its body.
The two sisters and their friends were shocked at what they were seeing.
"No!"Dawn shouted.
"Looks like he couldn't follow a simple order."Denise admitted with a small frown.
"Chimchar, you need to rest!"Ash protested.
"Pika Pikachu!"Pikachu agreed.
"Chim Chimchar!"Chimchar responded with a firm look.
"Okay..."Ash answered with a unsure look.
"Pika Pika..."Pikachu said worriedly.
"Make sure you protect Chimchar during the battle, Turtwig!"Ash reminded.
Turtwig nodded and turned to Chimchar.
Chimchar smiled and accepted the offer.
Ash then turned to see the two opponents sending their Pokémon out.
"Metagross, go!"the Red Haired Man called out.
The Pokeball opened and a Metagross came out.
Dawn took out her Pokedex to check the Steel Type Pokemon.
"Metagross, the Iron Leg Pokemon."Dawn's Pokedex said."With its four brains, it has intelligence rivaling a super computer."
"Trouble for Turtwig."Brock stated.
Dawn looked at Brock in confusion.
"Grass types don't ever go well against Steel Types."Helen commented.
"True, but if Chimchar's Fire Type move work well, they could win!"Holly admitted.
"Zangoose, come forward!"the Black Belt Man stated.
His pokeball opened and a Zangoose appeared in the field.
"Zangoose!"
Chimchar grew disturbed to see the pokemon, he faced off before.
"A Zangoose!"Ash gasped.
"Pika!"Pikachu whispered.
A smirk grew on Paul's face.
"Whoa, look at that Zangoose."Denise commented as she took out her pokedex.
"Zangoose, the Cat Ferret Pokémon."Denise's Pokedex said. "Zangoose have battled against Seviper for many generations and their sharp claws are their best weapons."
"Paul, we'll take care of that Zangoose!"Ash started. "You take care of that Metagross..."
"Chimchar, go!"Paul ordered.
Turtwig and Chimchar both got ready to face their foes.
"Now, battle begin!"Enta announced.
"Alright, Metagross!"the red haired man ordered. "Bullet Punch, let's go!
Metagross began to spin with its legs glowing.
"Chimchar, Flamethrower, go!"Paul ordered with a smirk.
Chimchar began to use the Fire Type move until the Black Belt Man made his order.
"X-Scissor!"the Black Belt Man ordered.
Zangoose jumped on Metagross and towered over Chimchar.
"What team cooperation between Zangoose and Metagross!"Enta announced.
"Turtwig use Razor Leaf!"Ash ordered.
Turtwig fired Razor Leaf at Zangoose, but the Normal Type slashed the leaves away with X-Scissor.
Metagross slammed Bullet Punch on Chimchar.
Chimchar shouted in pain as he was thrown on the ground.
Turtwig widened his eyes of seeing Chimchar taking more damage.
"Chimchar still doesn't get a chance to use Flamethrower!"Enta announced.
Turtwig quickly turned around and got slashed with Zangoose's X-Scissor.
Turtwig shrieked as it was thrown to the ground.
"Chimchar use Dig!"Paul ordered.
Chimchar nodded and dug underground to do a surprise Attack.
"Is Chimchar going to be able to rest down there?"Enta asked.
"Heads up!"the Black Belt Man warned.
"No prob, Magnet Rise!"the Red Haired Man ordered.
Metagross began glowing and rose up high.
Chimchar tried to use Dig, but it's attack got missed.
"And Chimchar's Dig goes nowhere because of Magnet Rise!"Enta announced.
Ash became surprised while Paul grew annoyed.
"Crush Claw!"the Black Belt Man ordered.
Zangoose came from behind Metagross and slashed Chimchar causing the fire type to earn serious damage.
Chimchar screamed in pain as he was thrown to the ground again.
"Use Tackle on Zangoose!"Ash ordered.
Turtwig frowned at the Normal Type Pokemon as he charged towards it.
"Do it!"the Black Belt Man ordered.
Zangoose smirked as he went out of the way to dodge Tackle.
"What!?"Ash gasped in shock.
"Psychic, now!"the Red Haired Man ordered.
Metagross used Psychic to control Turtwig.
Turtwig was forced to slam into Chimchar, who gained a little more damage as well.
"Turtwig!"Ash shouted. "Chimchar!"
"Zangoose, Crush Claw, go!"the Black Belt Man ordered.
Zangoose leapt in the air to attack again.
"With exquisite timing, Zangoose unleashes Crush Claw!"Enta stated.
Chimchar whimpered in fright causing Paul to grit his teeth in anger.
"Turtwig use Bite!"Ash shouted.
Turtwig ran and bit onto Zangoose's Crush Claw Attack shocking the two men.
"Alright!"Ash remarked.
Turtwig held on tight to stop Zangoose from attacking.
"A splendid move!"Enta announced. "As Turtwig manages to stop Crush Claw!"
"Metagross use Bullet Punch!"the Red Haired Man ordered.
Metagross spun again in order to strike again.
"Chimchar, use Flame Wheel on Turtwig!"Paul ordered.
Ash looked at his rival in shock of what he just said.
Chimchar got up and shook his head, not wanting to harm his partner.
Paul glared at the fire type and narrowed his eyes.
"Yes."He said firmly.
Chimchar grew hesitant before firing up Flame Wheel and hit both Turtwig and Zangoose directly.
Turtwig shouted in pain as he was burned as well.
"Turtwig!"Ash screamed.
The Flame Wheel kept on going as it hit Metagross as well.
"I don't know what's going on here!"Enta announced. "Chimchar used an Attack on his teammate and Turtwig's taken major damage as a result!"
"Ah! That's terrible!"Dawn said in shock.
"Piplup Piplup Pip!"Piplup said angrily.
Helen covered her mouth of what she was seeing.
"Idiot!"Denise growled with a glare.
"Turtwig, you okay?"Ash asked worriedly.
The Grass Type Pokemon struggled to get up.
Ash glared at Paul in anger.
"What's wrong with you!?"He questioned angrily.
"Zangoose! Now's our chance!"the Black Belt Man ordered. "Crush Claw, go!"
Zangoose lunged towards Chimchar.
"Flame Wheel!"Paul ordered.
Chimchar began to use Flame Wheel until Zangoose pinned the Fire Type down with Crush Claw.
The Chimp Pokemon struggled to break free from Zangoose's tight grip.
"And Zangoose's Crush Claw crushes that Flame Wheel!"Enta announced.
"Chimchar!"Ash called out.
"Pika Pika!"Pikachu shouted.
"Use Flamethrower!"Paul ordered.
Chimchar struggled to attack and looked at Zangoose.
The Normal Type Pokemon smirked darkly causing Chimchar to cover its face in fright.
"And Zangoose has Chimchar wedged underfoot!"Enta stated. "Has Chimchar lost the will to battle!?"
"Chimchar!"Ash called out.
Paul sighed and looked away in disappointment.
"Guess that's it."He admitted.
Ash looked at his rival in surprise before turning to Turtwig.
"Turtwig, you've gotta help Chimchar!"He protested. "So use Razor Leaf!"
Turtwig shot Razor Leaf forcing Zangoose to release Chimchar.
Zangoose stumbled back as Metagross recovered from its previous attack.
Turtwig went in front of Chimchar to protect him.
However, the blow from Flame Wheel forced Chimchar to fall down in exhaustion.
Ash, Pikachu and Chimchar gasped at what they were seeing.
"Zangoose! Fire Blast, go!"the Black Belt Man ordered.
Zangoose blasted the strong Fire Type Attack and it aimed at Turtwig.
"Turtwig!"Ash shouted.
Chimchar went in front of Turtwig to block the Fire Blast causing his tail to fire up.
The two men gasped in surprise.
"Chim! Chimchar!"Chimchar called out.
"Hurry! Give Chimchar a command!"Ash protested.
Paul made no order as he stayed silent.
"In that case, Metagross! Bullet Punch!"the Red Haired Man ordered.
Metagross began to use the move to Attack.
Chimchar saw it and called out to his trainer.
"Come on!"Ash reminded angrily. "What's wrong with you?"
Paul again made no movement as he turned away to ignore Chimchar.
Chimchar widened his eyes in surprise.
Ash gritted his teeth before looking at Chimchar.
"Chimchar, quick, use Flamethrower!"He ordered.
Chimchar grew more surprised as everyone else grew surprised as well.
"That's right now!"Ash demanded.
Chimchar turned around and shot the Flamethrower at Metagross.
Metagross shouted in pain as he took the fire attack.
"It's a direct hit by that Flamethrower!"Enta announced. "Super power!"
Metagross fainted as he slammed to the ground.
"Metagross!"the Red Haired Boy shouted.
"Metagross is unable to battle!"the Referee stated.
"You did it, Chimchar!"Ash said proudly.
"Pika Pika!"Pikachu cheered.
"Turtwig!"Turtwig responded.
Chimchar took a glance at Paul, who was still turned away from the Fire Type.
"That was a perfect timing between Chimchar and the trainer!"Enta announced. "But the trainer was Ash! Turtwig's trainer!"
The six trainers were surprised at what they were seeing.
"Well, that's a surprise."Helen commented.
"This is weird."Holly stated.
"And it's breaking all the rules."Conway added with a smirk.
"Unbelievable!"Brock admitted.
"Go for it, Ash!"Dawn called out happily.
"Piplup Piplup!"Piplup agreed.
"You can do it!"Denise remarked.
"Alright, Turtwig!"Ash said. "It's your turn, so get moving!"
The Grass Type started running with the energy he had left.
"Zangoose use Crush Claw, go!"the Black Belt Man ordered.
Zangoose charged at Turtwig with its claws glowing.
"Dodge it!"Ash ordered.
Turtwig spin and dodged the attack shocking the Black Belt Man.
"Uh oh!"the Black Belt Man said.
"Razor Leaf!"Ash ordered.
Turtwig fired Razor Leaf once again and it damaged Zangoose.
"Way to go!"Ash remarked. "Finish up with Tackle, now!"
Turtwig rapidly smashed into Zangoose causing the Normal Type to faint on the ground.
"Zangoose is unable to battle!"the Referee announced."The winners are Turtwig and Chimchar!"
"We did it!"Ash cheered happily.
"Pika!"Pikachu remarked.
"We now have four Tag Teams! We'll be back tomorrow for the semifinals and then, it's our final match!"Enta announced. "Which means one of these spirited Tag Teams will be receiving the Soothe Bell!"
The screen then showed the future battles that were coming tomorrow.
Dawn & Conway against Denise & Helen
Brock & Holly against Ash & Paul
"What do you know?"Dawn asked. "Ash made it to the third day after all."
"Well, miracles do happen."Conway responded with a smirk.
The Pallet Town Trainer looked at Turtwig and Chimchar proudly.
"Wow!"Ash commented with a smile. "I can't tell you how great you two were!"
"Turtwig!"Turtwig replied happily.
Chimchar sadly looked up at Paul, who still had his back turned.
Later that Evening...
Paul walked out of the Hearthome Stadium and took out the pokeball that Chimchar was inside.
Blue light came out of the ball and released Chimchar.
Chimchar looked up at Paul in confusion.
"You're out of here."Paul stated coldly.
"Chim Chim."Chimchar pleaded.
Then Ash, Denise, Dawn and Brock showed up.
"Paul, so that's the end of all your special training?"Ash asked.
"Yeah, that's right."Paul said. "What's the point?"
Ash grew surprised as his rival began to walk away.
"Obviously, I need to get a new Fire Type."Paul stated bitterly.
"So your giving up on Chimchar without a second thought."Denise said with a frown.
"What happened to the two of you getting stronger?"Dawn questioned.
"All of that progress and you're throwing it away?"Brock added.
Paul didn't respond and began walking away.
Chimchar became sad as it began heading to the wild.
The four trainers watched as the fire type began to walk away.
"Hey, Chimchar, come with us."Ash admitted.
Chimchar stopped to look at Ash in surprise making Paul stop on his tracks and stunning everyone.
"Are you sure?"Dawn asked.
The Pallet Town Trainer smiled as he, Pikachu and Turtwig walked over to the Chimp Pokemon.
"Of course, we'll have a blast and work hard."Ash remarked.
"Pika Pika!"Pikachu said happily.
Turtwig smiled. "Turtwig Turt!"
Ash steps up to Chimchar and kneels down, leaving the fire type with an important decision to make.
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Denise's Team:
Grotle (Male): Solar Beam, Heavy Slam, Razor Leaf and Bite
Eevee (Female): Water Gun, Shadow Ball, Attract and Thunder
Luxio (Male): Spark, Night Slash, Wild Charge and Ice Fang
Ralts (Female): Psychic, Double Team, Magical Leaf and Confusion
Hoot Hoot (Male): Peck, Reflect, Aerial Ace and Hypnosis
Drifloon (Female): Ominous Wind, Thunderbolt, Will-O-Wisp and Astonish